Trophy crown



y 1959 J. L. LESTER 2,888,229

TROPHY CROWN Filed Jan. 28, 1954 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS United States Patent TROPHY CROWN James L. Lester, Broken Arrow, Okla.

Application January 28, 1954, Serial No. 406,710

1 Claim. (Cl. 248-646) This invention relates to a trophy crown, and has as its primary object the provision of a pseudo-crown which may be employed in the token crowning of pseudo-royalty such as the kings, queens, princesses, etc. of festivals, carnivals, and conventions, as given by various sorts of scholastic, civic, fraternal, and commercial organizations, or the like.

An additional object of the invention is the provision of such a trophy crown which, after having been employed in the coronation ceremony, may be readily con verted to a holder for retention of an ornament, a flower pot, a shrub, or the like.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of such an article which may be readily constructed of inexpensive material, such as metal or plastic, and which will be sturdy and durable in construction and readily convertible from a crown adapted for a coronation ceremony to a similar article for the retention and support of an ornamental device.

Still other objects will in part be obvious, and in part be pointed out as the description of the invention proceeds, and shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of this inventive concept.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of one form of the device embodying features of the instant invention.

Figure 2 is a side sectional view taken substantially along the line 2-2 of Figure 1 as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows. I

Figure 3 is a fragmentary enlarged top plan view of a constructional detail as disclosed in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view taken in elevation of a still further constructional detail.

Figure 5 is a similar fragmentary elevational view showing a further constructional detail.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, and more particularly to Figures 1 and 2, there is generally indicated at a pseudo-crown, which includes a cylindrical body 11 adapted to have the lower ends thereof rest on the head of the recipient. The body 11 has integral outwardly flared arcuate points 12 extending upwardly from the upper edge thereof and the points 12 preferably terminate in disk like members 13.

The crown 10 may be of any desired inexpensive bendable metal or plastic, and may be gilded or otherwise suitably ornamented, and the disks 13 may be provided with imitation jewels, or the like.

The lower edge of the body 11 is provided with two pairs of diametrically opposed depending lugs 14 integral with the body 11 and comprised of bendable material. Each of the lugs 14 has a pair of opposed recesses 15 extending horizontally into the sides thereof, as best shown in Figure 5, the purpose of which will be more fully described hereinafter.

A suitable name or identification plate 16 is secured to the side of the body 11 as by means of bolts or rivets 17, or the like, and is adapted to carry suitable indicia carrying the name of the recipient, the award, and the date, or like matter.

As above described, the article forms the crown 10 employed for the actual coronation ceremony and is given to the wearer or recipient as a trophy. However, in order to provide a permanent utility for the device, a base frame, generally indicated at 20, is also provided and includes a pair of parallel spaced apart rods 21 which extend diametrically of the crown 10, and engage in the recesses or grooves 15 in the sides of lugs 14.

Since the lugs 14 are of moldable material, the end tangs 14 thereof may be suitably displaced for the reception of rod members 21. A rectangular center plate 22 is suitably secured to the center portion of rods 21 \and right angularly disposed pairs of rods 23 extend from plate 22, and are secured as by soldering 24 both to the plate 22 and to the parallel rods 21, which latter are also soldered to plate 22 as by means of soldering 25.

A circular ring 26 of lesser diameter than the crown body 11 extends concentrically with body 11 and is secured by welding 27 to rods 21 and 23 to form a supporting base for an ornamental flower pot, or the like. The ends of rods 23 are also seated in the recesses 15 of the associated lugs 14.

Obviously, the ring 26 and the rods 21 and 23 serve as the flat base for the support of any desired article such as a permanent ornament holder.

From the foregoing, it will now be seen that there is herein provided a trophy crown which may be adapted for use as an ornamental holder, which accomplishes all the objects of this invention, and others, including many advantages of great practical utility.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as many modifications may be made in the embodiment hereinbefore shown and described, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What is claimed is:

A convertible trophy crown and ornamental support comprising a cylindrical body simulating a crown, a base member comprising a plurality of pairs of radially extending rods, a circular ring having a diameter smaller than said body secured to each of said rods inwardly from the outer ends thereof, a plate centrally positioned with respect to said rods secured to each of said rods, and a plurality of lugs depending integrally from the lower edge of said body with said lugs each having horizontal recesses extending oppositely into the opposite sides thereof, each of said pair of rods detachably engaging respectively in the opposed recesses of one of said lugs whereby said base member is detachably secured to said body.

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